Tom: A A D Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back. A G D Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack. A D It's early to rise and early in the sack. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D A simple kinda life never did me no harm. A G D Raisin' me a family and working on the farm. A D Mt days are all filled with an easy country charm. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! E A Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle, E A when the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle. D And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D When the works all done and the sun's settin' low, A G D I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow. A D The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D I'd play "Sally Goodin" all day if I could, A G D but the lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good. A D So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! E A Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle, E A when the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle. D And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D I wouldn't trade my life for no diamonds or jewels. A G D I never was one of them money-hungry fools. A D I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D Yeah city folks drivin' in a black limosine, A G D a lotta sad people thinkin', "That's a-mighty keen." A D Well folks let me tell you now exactly what I mean, A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! E A Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle, E A when the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle. D And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! A D Well, my fiddle was my daddy's 'til the day he died, A G D he took me by the hand and held me close to his side. A D He said, "Live a good life and play my fiddle with pride, and A E A Thank God you're a country boy!" A D My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle. A G D He taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle. A D He taught me how to love and how to give just a little, and A E A Thank God I'm a country boy! E A Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle, E A when the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle. D And life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle. A E A Thank God I'm a country boy!